outflanking

present participle of outflank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanking
Verb
  • While technical expertise is crucial, successfully landing remote AI jobs also requires strategic searching, understanding employer terminology, and avoiding scams.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Petrakakos said arrangements around possible tolls or coordination with Iran remain largely ad hoc, with most shipping companies avoiding direct engagement because of sanctions risk.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The combination remained effective because escaping both antibodies required multiple simultaneous mutations rather than a single genetic change.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • There was an active arrest warrant for the man for fleeing and eluding, Tony said, and DNA samples had tied him to multiple other crimes.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2026
  • Milk was in jail on unrelated allegations of driving under the influence and eluding police when Wendel's body was found.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, people embrace talking freely about the experience, eschewing shame, with hashtags like #ShoutYourAbortion.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • Recorded live as one uninterrupted suite at The Jazz Gallery in New York, the album is triple the length of the original, eschewing rigid form for dense feeling.
    Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Employees aren’t exactly shunning their new coworkers, and in some cases may even be developing unhealthy relationships.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Gas prices in focus for Memorial Day travel Just a few years ago, the auto industry was largely shunning big engines in favor of more fuel efficient powertrains.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • An earth-shaking roar The World Cup finally arrived in Kansas City after several years of preparation and anticipation.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • The purpose of the 34 mile pipeline from Middletown to Montville is to increase pressure in the existing distribution system and enable the company to continue gas service in the event of a failure by bypassing the trouble spot.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Fiber-optic, first-person view (FPV) drones have become a key weapon in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s war against Israel in recent months – bypassing Israel’s sophisticated defense systems by duplicating an asymmetric warfare tactic that first emerged in the Russia-Ukraine war.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
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“Outflanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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